of rosemary and time

Notes and impressions about the hidden poetry of everyday life, imperfect motherhood, creativity, and rural living in harmony with Mother Nature. From the journal of a sensitive mama.

By Julia

· Launched 3 years ago

Let me get a feel first

Welcome, wildflower.

Read me first...
Oct 21, 2023•Julia

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twelve paper butterflies

and a stomach bug + sketch update.
May 14•Julia

watching grass grow

of planting a lawn, scarlet fever, and drawing again (sketch included).
May 2•Julia

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do you have it in purple?

of turning 32, Feng Shui in the living-room and quitting on a dream + notes from the garden.
Apr 21•Julia

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and i almost didn't notice

hidden in plain sight - a little poem to remind you that is not too late to start noticing the quiet beauty that surrounds you.
Mar 31•Julia

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m-other

of the becoming and un-becoming of matrescence: an untidy poem.
Mar 5•Julia

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notes on scrubbing the floor

and how it may be the most yogic, life-enhancing thing I did this week.
Feb 28•Julia

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digging up some dirt

of daydreaming about gardening, book-writing (kind of) and distilling flower essences + my "currently reading" list.
Feb 8•Julia

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what if you paused, what if you trusted

flame-gazing reflections, buckwheat pancakes and garden rambles (in every sense)
Jan 24•Julia

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life is for living

of snow drops blooming in my soul, softening into the new year and telling some truths aloud to myself.
Jan 17•Julia

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saturday morning

of freshly squeezed orange juice, a snow forecast and family life
Jan 10•Julia

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i'll be the cat

a quiet domestic revolution
Nov 24, 2025•Julia

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bunnies in a seashell

of unburdening them of our expectations and writing our story, together.
Nov 20, 2025•Julia

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may you find grace

a prayer for those imperfect mothering days.
Nov 10, 2025•Julia

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